Analysis Of People Like Us: Debunking The Myth Of A Classless Society
Unfortunately, ones’ social class isn’t a factor one can control from birth. You are brought in the socioeconomic background that you were brought into. Deepa Kumar, author of the article Media, Class, and Power: Debunking the Myth of a Classless Society goes onto mention that: “In the United States”, “there is a powerful myth that most people belong to the middle class. Unlike older European societies with long feudal histories, the United States, we are told, is a classless society.” This statement, although broad, paints a picture of how a lot Americans see America as. The perception that the United States to its modern day has been formed by the dogma that one will make a living for the themselves and pave the way for further contributions to a capitalist society. In fact, reviewer Amy Forester of the film People Like Us: Social Class
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This mentality is bad for America in itself because it can mislead the public, the government, and the economy from providing adequate support for people who truly need assistance. From the perception of moving onto a higher class, the amount of tax federal governments should implement on estates, and even efforts to help low-income residents are all affected by this American Dream hysteria. In the chapter Shadowy Lines That Still Divide in the book Class Matters, a few polls were done to analyze these characteristics of America. When asked “How likely is it that you will ever become financially wealthy?” (Scott, Leonhardt) Majority thought the possibilities were least likely but not entirely impossible. When asked how much higher the chances were of “moving up from one social class to another” “compared with European countries,” (Scott, Leonhardt) most people indicated it was either easier or relatively the
This mentality is bad for America in itself because it can mislead the public, the government, and the economy from providing adequate support for people who truly need assistance. From the perception of moving onto a higher class, the amount of tax federal governments should implement on estates, and even efforts to help low-income residents are all affected by this American Dream hysteria. In the chapter Shadowy Lines That Still Divide in the book Class Matters, a few polls were done to analyze these characteristics of America. When asked “How likely is it that you will ever become financially wealthy?” (Scott, Leonhardt) Majority thought the possibilities were least likely but not entirely impossible. When asked how much higher the chances were of “moving up from one social class to another” “compared with European countries,” (Scott, Leonhardt) most people indicated it was either easier or relatively the